Water hygiene behaviors in hotels and restaurants and their effects on its bacteriological quality

Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 475-477

  Tambekar, D H ^a   Hirulkar, N B ^a   Banginwar, Y S ^a   Rajankar, P N ^a   Deshmukh, S S ^a  

^a SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Drinking water; MFT; MPN test; Thermotolerant E. Coli; Water hygiene behaviors

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POTABLE WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

RESTAURANTS; WATER HYGIENE BEHAVIORS;

WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34848863135     PISSN: 1682296X     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2006.475.477     Document Type: Article

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